UPDATE: Text updated after I stupidly (but defensibly!) misidentified the drummer as Ndugu Leon Chancler. When you print out the pdf, scratch out Ndugu’s name and put James Gadson. Here’s something great from James Gadson, […]
Category: James Gadson
Groove o’ the day: James Gadson – Shout It Out
Another “enhanced” groove o’ the day (that is not a thing), from a Patrice Rushen record, this time with the great James Gadson on drums. The record and tune is Shout It Out, and it’s […]
All the grooves from Still Bill
Today we’ve got all of the grooves from the Bill Withers album Still Bill, with drumming by soul master James Gadson: Notes: – Swing the 16th notes on “Lonely Town, Lonely Street”. – Bass drum […]
Transcription: James Gadson – Use Me
I guess we could also file this under Groove o’the day. While I’m getting some longer posts together, here are James Gadson’s drum breaks from the song Use Me, by Bill Withers. As you’ll notice […]
James Gadson: soul master
Nothing to say, I was just thinking about the drummer James Gadson. What am I going to add? Two Bill Withers clips I post anywhere and everywhere I can: More clips after the break: Another […]